Psalms 58
1 For the choirmaster. To the tune of “Do Not Destroy.” A Miktam of David. Do you indeed speak justly, O rulers? Do you judge uprightly, O sons of men?
Je, ninyi watawala mnaongea haki? Mnahukumu kwa haki, ninyi watu?
2 No, in your hearts you devise injustice; with your hands you mete out violence on the earth.
Hapana, mnafanya uovu mioyoni mwenu; munaeneza vurugu nchi yote kwa mikono yenu.
3 The wicked are estranged from the womb; the liars go astray from birth.
Waovu huenenda katika upotovu hata walipokuwa tumboni; wao wanaenenda katika upotovu tangu kuzaliwa, wakiongea uongo.
4 Their venom is like the venom of a snake, like a cobra that shuts its ears,
Sumu yao ni kama sumu ya nyoka; wako kama fira kiziwi azibaye masikio yake,
5 refusing to hear the tune of the charmer who skillfully weaves his spell.
ambaye hasikilizi sauti ya waganga, haijalishi ustadi walio nao.
6 O God, shatter their teeth in their mouths; O LORD, tear out the fangs of the lions.
Vunja meno yao midomoni mwao, Mungu; uyatoe meno ya mwana simba, Yahwe.
7 May they vanish like water that runs off; when they draw the bow, may their arrows be blunted.
Wayeyuke kama maporomoko ya maji; wafyatuapo mishale yao, iwe kama haina ncha.
8 Like a slug that dissolves in its slime, like a woman’s stillborn child, may they never see the sun.
Wawe kama konokono ambaye huyeyuka na kutoweka, kama mtoto aliye zaliwa kabla ya wakati ambaye hakuona jua.
9 Before your pots can feel the burning thorns— whether green or dry— He will sweep them away.
Kabla ya vyungu vyenu kupata joto la kuungua kwa miiba, yeye ataviondosha kwa upepo mkali, miiba ya kijani yote na ile inayoungua.
10 The righteous will rejoice when they see they are avenged; they will wash their feet in the blood of the wicked.
Mwenye haki atafurahia atakapoona kisasi cha Mungu; ataiosha miguu yake kwenye damu ya waovu,
11 Then men will say, “There is surely a reward for the righteous! There is surely a God who judges the earth!”
hivyo watu watasema, “Hakika kuna tuzo kwa ajili ya mtu wenye haki; hakika kuna Mungu ahukumuye ulimwengu.”
